Journal profile · ENGINEERING, CIVIL-WATER RESOURCES
Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice
ISSN 1949-1190 · eISSN 1949-1204 · ASCE · UNITED STATES
Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.46; subscription journal; median 185 days to acceptance (82 articles, last 24 months); 138 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice is published by ASCE and is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures, Water Systems and Optimization and Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis, together about 49.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice is a professional, authoritative technical resource that reports on a broad range of topics pertaining to the planning, engineering, design, construction, renewal, safety, operation and maintenance, asset management, environmental aspects, and sustainability of pipeline systems. An important technical reference for researchers and practitioners from academia, industry, and government, it presents in-depth information on water distribution and transmission systems, wastewater collection systems (gravity and force mains), storm sewers and drainage structures/culverts, oil, gas, industrial, slurry, pneumatic and capsule pipelines, as well as conduit applications for power and communication cables. ASCE strives to advance research across civil engineering and related disciplines that will help inform, develop, and inspire sustainable action. We therefore encourage authors to categorize their research using at least one of the Sustainable Development Goals identified by the United Nations.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, CIVIL-WATER RESOURCES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresEngineering23.2%
- Water Systems and OptimizationEngineering15.5%
- Structural Integrity and Reliability AnalysisEngineering11.3%
- Geotechnical Engineering and Soil StabilizationEngineering3.9%
- Geotechnical Engineering and AnalysisEngineering3.8%
- Infrastructure Maintenance and MonitoringEngineering3.7%
- Geophysical Methods and ApplicationsEngineering3.7%
- Hydraulic flow and structuresEngineering2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 2.46LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 343OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.98OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.14%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 119LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,065 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 72 | 3 | 10 |
| 2025 | 138 | 3 | 248 |
| 2024 | 95 | 5 | 346 |
| 2023 | 84 | 12 | 508 |
| 2022 | 87 | 4 | 681 |
| 2021 | 102 | 6 | 978 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
185 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 123 days – 264 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 106 days (82 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 284 days
- Sample
- 82 articles with submission and acceptance dates (260 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- ASCE
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1949-1190
- Electronic ISSN
- 1949-1204
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 17 (November 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice
What CAS zone is Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Civil / Water Resources. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.46; CiteScore 3.8, h-index 45.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice?
Based on the dates recorded on 82 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 185 days (interquartile range 123–264 days). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .